innocent
innocent is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin; pure; upright. To offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb. Shak. I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. Matt. xxvii.
- 2.The aidless,innocent lady, his wished prey. Milton.
- 3.Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as, a man is innocent of the crime charged. Innocent from the great transgression. Ps. xix.
- 4.4. Simple; artless; foolish. Shak.
- 5.Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade.
- 6.Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation. Innocent party (Law),a party who has not notice of a fact tainting a litigated transaction with illegality.
- 7.An innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with, guilt or sin. Shak.
- 8.An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an idiot. B. Jonson. In Scotland a natural fool was called an innocent. Sir W. Scott. Innocents' day (Eccl.), Childermas day.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- blameless
- faultless
- guileless
- guiltless
- harmless
- immaculate
- innoffensive
- innoxious
- pure
- spotless
- unblamable
- upright
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- above
- acquit
- against
- agree
- air
- among
- and
- angel
- artless
- assimilate
- babe
- benefactor
- benign
- blameless
- bloodless
- bracing
- brick
- clean
- clear
- climate
- community
- conscience
- culpa
- curia
- demigod
- diamond
- dove
- duckling
- earth
- eudiometer
- example
- exculpate
- faultless
- fellow
- fine
- for
- gem
- gentleman
- good
- guiltless
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is innocent.
- What is morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin; pure; upright. To offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb. Shak. I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. Matt. xxvii called?
- What is the aidless,innocent lady, his wished prey. Milton called?
- What is free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as, a man is innocent of the crime charged. Innocent from the great transgression. Ps. xix called?
- What is lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade called?
- What is an innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with, guilt or sin. Shak called?
- What is an unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an idiot. B. Jonson. In Scotland a natural fool was called an innocent. Sir W. Scott. Innocents' day (Eccl.), Childermas day called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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